| Don't think so Fryke, if for example the continuous power consumption of the Apple TV is 24 W, it consumes 210 kWh of energy per year.
If my freezer is cooling for 25% a day (because of switching on and off), it will consume almost the same (100W when it's switched on). If it is cooling for 50% a day (which never happens), it's only a factor of 2 higher...
A light bulb of 40W which is switched on a couple of hours a day (say 4-6 hours), will consume 3 - 4 kWh per year, which is not even close to the energy consumption of the Apple TV....
So the Apple TV is really one of the most energy consuming devices in the house if you don't pull the plug...
This is already known with other electronic devices which consume around 20 - 50W continuous (all the time), to be the most energy consuming devices, because of the 100% duty cycle that it is switched on.
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